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This article talks about how engineering entrepreneurs make purified water for a village in Peru through the presence of a Billboard.

The mechanism on how they do it is phenomenal. And in the process of how they bring happiness to hundreds of Peruvian families is simply heartwarming. Peru is one of the several countries in the world that lack clean water.

I’ve been wanting to post this for a long time: Mark Cuban is one of the greatest entrepreneurs in my eyes and is finally gaining the spotlight!

The owner of the 2011 NBA World champions, Dallas Mavericks, and a shark investor on ABC’s hit television series, Shark Tank, this $2.4 billion mogul explains how he reached the top, including what sacrifices he had to make, and what lessons he learned from having horrible bosses.

Made sacrifices early in his life by driving an old car that required an oil change every 60 miles, splitting a three bedroom apartment with several other roommates, and piling his clothes and other belongings in one small corner

Was always entrepreneurial since his days working at Mellon Bank at Pittsburgh

Would always take matters into his own hands and bypass the CEO of the company on sales he had made on his own(This belongs to the category of taking risks)

Follows the mantra “Sales cures all”

Started his first company, Micro Solutions, which grew into a company generating $30 million in revenue

Sold Micro-Solutions to CompuServe, and then found another company called AudioNet, which later became Broadcast.com

Purchased the Dallas Mavericks basketball organization

The key fundamentals here overall for Cuban or for any entrepreneur is that you must be willing to face setbacks and embrace risk. This is exactly how Mark Cuban got to where he is and this is precisely how you can get to where you’d like to go in life!

Overall I’d have to say that Mark Cuban has become one of my favorite entrepreneurs because of his ability to go that extra mile in making a sale and in embracing risk! And Mark Cuban is also a perfect example of how we should all learn from our mistakes when we’re young!! I do intend to reference Mark Cuban in future posts so be on the lookout.

Is there an entrepreneur that you have tremendous respect for? What are your thoughts on Mark Cuban? And what kind of sacrifices are you making or risks are you taking in achieving your goal? Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments below and please like this post! Thank you 🙂

So I came across an awesome article on “The Seinfeld Strategy”, based on one of the most successful comedians of our time, Jerry Seinfeld, and felt compelled to share. You can read more about it on this site:

One of the reasons why Jerry Seinfeld was able to establish himself as one of the funniest comedians of his time was because he applied one fundamental to his everyday life, and that was “Not breaking the chain”!!

And “Not breaking the chain” doesn’t only have to apply to comedians; it could also apply to CEO’s, serial entrepreneurs, and anybody wanting to lead a more wholesome life. What exactly does “Not breaking the chain” mean?

It means staying consistent and motivated. This is achieved by purchasing a calendar and ‘x’ing’ out the days you were performing your task. At the same time, it also means to pick one simple task at a time and to convert that task into something actionable, meaning that it must provide you with the outcome that you’d like!

And so if you’re hungry for success in your business or in your professional endeavors. Avoid doing this:

I encourage everyone to read the above article, and to tell me what your thoughts are in the comments below. Do you have a personal strategy that you’ve adopted into your everyday life? If so, I’d like to hear about it.

I’m baaaackkk! It was a long vacation from my blog but well worth as I’ve come back with more insight on entrepreneurial and innovative mindsets. From this point onwards the focus of my blog will be about the Entrepreneurs’ Nutrition. The Entrepreneurs’ Nutrition has to do with everything essential regarding entrepreneurship, from the way we tackle problems to best approaches in dealing with every aspect of an enterprise such as the finance, the operations, and the sales/marketing.

But most importantly, the focus will revolve around what it means to be a true entrepreneur and the resources we will need to acquire in becoming that true entrepreneur. And a true entrepreneur from my perspective isn’t just someone who takes out capital to start an enterprise in hopes that they can convert their passion into money, it also includes someone looking to lead a more fulfilling life!! Its a learning experience for everyone including me so feel free to pitch in thoughts and insights on the different topics that I propose regarding the entrepreneurs’ nutrition.

Look out for my next post!! And feel free to drop a comment below for what you’d like to see on this page 🙂

We all have those lazy days where we just don’t want to get any work done, or anything at all!

The question is how can we snap out of these mindsets in order to maximize the amount of work we get done. Maximizing our output is what’s usually on most successful people’s minds, and it sure isn’t a joyride.

Self-motivators are those that are able to get through the day optimizing what they are doing without the need for a cup of coffee or tea.

For example, this morning I was at my apartment looking at the sunshine out the window and I see this lady jogging a full speed while sipping my cup of Joe. What I noticed about her was that she had no headphones on meaning she was able to work up a sweat without any reminders or music in your ears. And I thought to myself: If only we could all be self-motivators like that lady!

Self-motivation can be achieved by anybody, from any direction! Just do some research in figuring out what motivates you and take it from there!

Optimistic mindsets are surely a start to self-motivation. What are some other ways you can think of? Feel free to leave a comment below!

Healthy eating is vital to our well-beings and quite frankly, it makes us who we are. If you are an entrepreneur or business man, one thing you must not forget is taking care of yourself, and while working out daily is part of the equation so is eating the right foods:

Examples of right foods include:

Strawberries

Cantaloupe

Egg whites

Whole grain bread

Of course there are many more:

Many times in business we tend to get so stressed out that we succumb to foods such as fast food, meat loaf, macaroni & cheese

These foods may seem enticing. But BEWARE of how it can affect your body!!

And later in life, eating such foods consistently can lead to complications. In the short term, it can lead to trouble concentrating, anxiety, and depression. And in the long term it can lead to diabetes, blood pressure, and even cardiac arrest!

This is all just an FYI out there, for business men and entrepreneurs that become so bombarded with work that they just don’t get time to think about such factors.

Innovators go way beyond just who you read about on Magazines, Wikipedia, or see on Oprah or CNN. Innovators can even be your next door neighbor! An innovator doesn’t have to be a self-made billionaire who built their company with their blood, sweat, and tears. Just look around you,

INNOVATORS are those that are able to build an attractive installment in their backyard from scratch with only the tools given!

INNOVATORS are those that decide to build a park in their neighborhood designed for the comfort of the local residents

INNOVATORS are those that come home from a long day of work and decide to cook a new recipe with just the ingredients in their fridge and cupboards!

What makes these INNOVATORS stand out from traditional INNOVATORS performing similar activities are their abilities to be able to sell their creations and innovations to the public!!

INNOVATORS can be:

Stay-at-home moms

Children with disabilities

The co-worker you secretly underestimate

The girl next door

A McDonalds’ cashier

Even you could be an innovator!! The question is what kind of innovator are you? Apparently there are five types of innovators out there! They are:

Movers and Shakers(People at the top such as CEOs, who are constantly pushing their team members to deliver on projects or get things done!)

Experimenters(Perfectionists who do whatever it takes to deliver on an assignment or initiative)

Star Pupils(Experts at branding themselves, as well identifying the right mentors that can propel them to a path of success)

Controllers(Those individuals who mobilize their troops to get a project done!)

Hangers-On(People that remind their team of the reality behind pushing a business idea to creation)

I find these to be very interesting. I’d say that I’m more of an experimenter as I’m constantly fiddling around with new ideas, and then once I come up with an idea or solution that is proven to work I don’t give up until I pull through. Steve Jobs, on the other hand, was more of a Mover and Shaker, as was known to be prickly towards his co-workers and partners only so things could get done!

Although the business landscape consists of mostly extroverts, those who think out loud, don’t be fooled; because there are a handful of introverts out there as well that value alone time to process thoughts.

Extroverts are the type of individuals that need to bounce ideas off of others, and for some reason they are not able to understand introverts! I say all of this because I just read a fantastic article based on the topic. Here it is:

Nutrition doesn’t have to include eating the right kinds of foods as opposed to fatty ones, i.e. hot dogs, hamburgers, it also includes how we wire our state of minds. The way I see it is that if we think in a pessimistic manner, we are bound to walk in the direction of failure. However, if we induce our minds towards optimistic thinking, then we are more prone to success because basically our minds are telling us that anything is possible!

There are a lot of people out there who have a bad habit of thinking negatively. They are described as small people because they are not open minded towards other avenues in life and are very cynical minded by nature.

If you are a product manager, salesmen, or entrepreneur trying to kick start your small business, it is extremely crucial that you adopt positive thinking into your everyday life. It is always optimists who succeed and who successfully transmit their charisma to others.

Optimists are the individuals who are able to manage their time well, while also working out a solid balance between professional and personal lives. They are the ones who are able to plant a smile on everyone’s face, while also serving as the motivator of a team making everyone else around them believe that they can do the impossible. Most importantly, they condition themselves to view even the impossible as possible. Finally, they have taught themselves to be naturally happy, which is also one of the keys to success!

What are your thoughts on optimists? Feel free to leave a comment below 🙂

How is everyone doing? Hope you guys had a cheerful day today! So anyway, I just want to make a few updates to readers of this blog. I know that when most of you guys, whether you are following my blog or not, read my blog you are expecting tips on how to start your own business, on-line or off-line.

I know there has been quite a bit of confusion because I’ve talked about topics that are so left-field such as investing, and I know many of you guys are confused because I bring up topics that deal with more philosophical issues such as mindfullness and how to think. Well the truth is that if you are an aspiring entrepreneur, you will have to adapt to such mindsets as thinking optimistically, eating right, staying fit by going to your local gym, and surrounding yourself with like-minded individuals. There are more and I’ll get to them eventually.

So what I’ll be talking about from now on are only topics concerning avenues of success in business and this includes mindsets that augment success as well as sales/marketing paradigms as that’s what I do for a living, marketing!